[s-cars] Installing Torsen diffs and disabling EDL on a 95.5 S6.

[David Torrey]

The EDL switch and the ABS are integrated.  I am
currently having a problem with my 1993 100.  At air
temperatures above freezing the green light in the EDL
switch located in the console and the ABS light in the
instrument cluster flash on and off in unison.  As the
air temperature rises,  the two lights stay on
continuously and the diff is locked.  I suspect there
is a resistance change in an electrical component
somewhere.  It's been too, damn cold to investigate
further.  I can engage the rear diff with the switch
when the car is stationary and the diff dis-engages
properly at about 10 MPH.  The ABS is off light does
not illuminate when I engage the diff with the switch.
Puzzling.

Best regards,
Dave



--- Ian Duff <iduff at comcast.net> wrote:

> Why can't they just coexist?
> 
> TORSEN puts torque to wheel that can use it, EDL
> slows down spinning  
> wheel via ABS sensor/controller/brakes. Go with me
> here: if you have  
> say the LR wheel on ice, the RR wheel on dry
> pavement, TORSEN will  
> apportion torque to RR wheel while EDL will put the
> brakes on the LR  
> wheel. Sure they could compete, but that's assuming
> fairly equal  
> reaction times, which sounds far-fetched to me.
> 
> Sounds like the dudes who have already done this
> upgrade did it solo  
> (TORSEN install) and didn't disable (not even sure
> you could w/o major  
> brain power) the EDL.
> 
> Any reason not to just install the TORSEN and let
> 'er rip?
> 
> -Ian Duff.
> 
> On 21 Jan, 2008, at 14:34, Postupack, Jeff wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > S-hedz :
> >
> > I have this 1995.5 S6 with EDL.
> > I have this V8 Torsen I bought from K. Maddocks
> >
> > Come April, I will be working on the suspension in
> the S6 and want to
> > install the Torsen diff.
> >
> > Question is:  Since the 1995.5 ABS is not aware of
> the manifold  
> > benefits
> > of Torsen diff, how can I disable the EDL in the
> car, once the  
> > Torsen is
> > installed.?
> >
> > Don't think I'll want to EDL the Torsen in low
> traction situations,
> > nope, that doesn't make sense.
> >
> > I checked the Fred Munro CD Rom, my 5 years of S
> car list archives and
> > few other places.
> >
> > Can't locate any information about this..
> >
> > Any info here would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Jeff Posto
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